Thought I'd post this for the same reason I stickied Stu's post on the various carbs. We're always being asked "what should I eat?" Here is a good list of a FEW general guidelines that could be applied to just about any "diet".
http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nut ... habits.htmTim

cha1n wrote
Am i incorrect in saying that it's completely unrealistic to obtain all of your carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables?
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The OP got that from Berardi's 7 habits article, and the intent, and probably should be so worded, is get MOST of your carbohydrates in the form of fruits and vegetable, use the starches very sparingly, especially if trying to loose fat. And in a word, yes, I believe you are incorrect. I have no problem doing it whatsoever. The use of fruit will kick up the carbs. While not being as calorie or carb dense as , say potatoes, rice, they're much more nutrient dense. That's the whole point of that statement.
Tim

Exactly Chris. Look at Stu's post that we stickied. Breaks it down in detail. The point Berardi is making, and it's clearer in some of his other works, is that while the true whole grains (not that sugary breakfast ceral garbage) and legumes and root vegetable are decent food choices, because of the density, it's best to use in smaller portions.
Tim

I'm unsure if it's worth starting a new post for this as I don't want to ruin this sticky, but my current diet get about 50-60% of its carbohydrates from basmati rice (it is white in appearance but has a lower GI than white rice, it has a GI of 58) and the rest is probably whole wheat pasta and potatoes.

I currently consume very little fruit/veg and like I stated previously find it hard to figure out how I could obtain all of my carbs from it.

Can anyone give an example meal of how I could get 450g (minus my 70g of carbs in my oats for breakfast) split over the remainder of my meals, without having to eat stupidly large portions per meal?

I agree that potatoes contain more carbs than most vegetables, but I thought I read that potatoes were to be avoided? (no idea why if I'm honest).

The last obstacle is that the texture of fruit/veg makes me gag, so the only way I can consume them is if they are blended. Would having vegetable/lentil soup 5 times a day 7 days a week be a problem? Thanks

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